Darren Barker to face Felix Sturm in defence of his world middleweight title

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Barker will be making the first defence of the title he won in Atlantic City in AugustAndrew Couldridge

Ron Lewis

Last updated at 5:54PM, October 10 2013

Darren Barker says that he had no doubts about travelling to Germany to defend
his IBF middleweight title after being offered by far the biggest purse of
his career. Barker will be getting more than three-times his career-best
purse when he faces Felix Sturm in Stuttgart on December 7.

“It was as if someone said ‘here’s a winning lottery ticket, do you want
to buy it for a quid’, the deal was that good,” Barker said. “I respect
Felix as a former world champion, but the confidence that has come from
winning the title is massive.”